Need some help with Remote Desktop

[Viton]

Greetings,

I am curious how one would set up their computer to be logged in remotely. I noticed that Kubuntu has rdesktop; however, if I am a different local how I do I log in to it.

I am sure that you have to use an IP or something along those lines.

Cheers,
Mac

[f1rem0th]

Re: Need some help with Remote Desktop

there are two ways to do this. you can use the invitation ticket system in the current rdesktop system.

to see the URL for your desktop, create a new email invitation. there will be a link in teh generated email, showing the URL (the rdesktop is a java web viewer served on port 5800, so forward that port if required)

the other way is to install a third party VNC server.

i personally use x11vnc.

to get it,

 sudo apt-get x11vnc

then to run it,

 sudo X11vnc

there are however, addons for x11vnc, such as a java viewer.

to run x11vnc using this system, and indeed to secure it witha password,
take a look at the commands on

 sudo x11vnc -h

[lingenfr]

Re: Need some help with Remote Desktop

You may also want to check out OpenSSH. I have used x11vnc and OpenSSH and I prefer the later.